tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post8954462981387630619..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: PO-EMotion -- ZestMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50119859875465266592015-04-30T21:36:10.593-04:002015-04-30T21:36:10.593-04:00YAY for Jama! She really is the salt in our collec...YAY for Jama! She really is the salt in our collective soup. And the cumin... and the... okay, I need dinner...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-6315335879774702052015-04-26T19:45:43.629-04:002015-04-26T19:45:43.629-04:00My daughter just learned to make lemon meringue pi...My daughter just learned to make lemon meringue pie. She was so proud, and I was impressed.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-58353675000557176142015-04-26T19:39:24.321-04:002015-04-26T19:39:24.321-04:00I love both poetic takes on zest. You even inspire...I love both poetic takes on zest. You even inspired me to write a few clerihew of my own: http://kaymcgriff.edublogs.org/2015/04/26/a-few-clerihew/Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-42006687089793652152015-04-26T19:38:05.997-04:002015-04-26T19:38:05.997-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-75181475282048039622015-04-26T17:07:45.314-04:002015-04-26T17:07:45.314-04:00Your clerihew for Jama is perfect, Mary Lee! And a...Your clerihew for Jama is perfect, Mary Lee! And a pot of soup is exactly what's needed on this dreary, gray afternoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-34021454112954573972015-04-26T16:36:08.804-04:002015-04-26T16:36:08.804-04:00Been wanting to do the DMC and your Jama poem prov...Been wanting to do the DMC and your Jama poem provided the inspiration.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-40856482596646078282015-04-26T14:24:58.673-04:002015-04-26T14:24:58.673-04:00I cooked a big pot of soup last night--it's be...I cooked a big pot of soup last night--it's been a cold week in Michigan. I could not agree more about Jama and her spicy blog!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-42425281217489223892015-04-26T13:03:28.795-04:002015-04-26T13:03:28.795-04:00Wonderful about Jama, and we have a cool, rainy da...Wonderful about Jama, and we have a cool, rainy day today, heavenly moisture for us, but I need that soup too. I always enjoy coming by to see what you've cooked up, Mary Lee, and wish I had more time to write with you. Here's a zest poem for today:<br /><br /> zest<br /><br />I scrape the lemon’s peel;<br />zest falls onto the plate,<br />perfuming the room with memories,<br />that lemon pie, <br />the first time I was allowed <br />to whip the meringue,<br />the first slice served.<br />“I didn’t do a thing,” Mom said. <br />“She did it all by herself.”<br />Linda Baie © All Rights Reserved<br />Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49229005409770627792015-04-26T11:42:19.470-04:002015-04-26T11:42:19.470-04:00Totally agree with you about Jama! A spicy chili k...Totally agree with you about Jama! A spicy chili kind of gal if there ever was one. Every time I read one of her posts, I want to start cooking.<br /><br />Your second poem perfectly captures springtime in the Rockies! Today it's raining, not a gentle spring rain, but one of those cold hard rains that will destroy all the spring flowers and makes me want to throw something in the crockpot and put on my wool socks!<br /><br />"ZEST"<br /><br />He pulls up beside me<br />fifty-something balding <br />ordinary except for<br />his red Chevy Impala lowrider<br />gold hubcaps glint <br />in late afternoon sun<br />and sparking silver sign <br />in back window taunts<br />"JUST TEST ME."<br /><br />Someone in the car behind him<br />shouts a challenge<br />and he responds <br />with a couple of <br />jaunty up down bows<br />followed by <br />a side-to-side shimmy<br />then roars off <br />tires squealing<br /><br />I am not a car person<br />my dusty dark green SUV <br />a strictly utilitarian<br />get me from place to place<br />kind of vehicle<br />but as he spins away<br />I long for that <br />red convertible<br />shimmy side to side<br />bow up and down <br />joy. <br /><br />(c) Carol Wilcox, 2015Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-51207331526831359932015-04-26T10:06:43.876-04:002015-04-26T10:06:43.876-04:00I am so excited to learn about Jama! Thank you.I am so excited to learn about Jama! Thank you.Kimberley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944774091932084680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-81022284430362787622015-04-26T09:00:54.102-04:002015-04-26T09:00:54.102-04:00Mary Lee, are you looking over my shoulder? I jus...Mary Lee, are you looking over my shoulder? I just started a crock pot of ham and bean soup! It's a bit nippy here today!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-75433722299293957582015-04-26T08:50:50.625-04:002015-04-26T08:50:50.625-04:00Your clerihew for Jama has left me simmering with ...Your clerihew for Jama has left me simmering with giggles... and, frankly my dear, I couldn't agree more! I've added it to the TLD wrap-up post and will share today via FB and Twitter. Brava on tackling three challenges in one!<br /><br />I would love a taste of that soup in your second poem. Here, I'm grateful for a bit of rain to break the awful humidity. Alas, we already seem to be taking on our summer weather pattern... in April. Sigh.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-20061517098351402392015-04-26T08:12:21.940-04:002015-04-26T08:12:21.940-04:00Mary Lee, that clerihew for Jama is a perfect matc...Mary Lee, that clerihew for Jama is a perfect match! I hear you in your second poem. Spring has really played tricks on us in Long Island also. I am hoping that you will send me one of your spring poems for Spring's Symphony. Just which one will it be-so many fabulous ones to choose from I am sure. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.com